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Bahrain: Release political prisoners ahead of UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Today, activists and NGO representatives gathered outside the Bahraini Embassy in London to mark the 11-year anniversary of the conviction and sentencing of high-profile

Serbia Extradited Bahraini Dissident Despite Block by European Court of Human Rights
Serbia has extradited Bahraini dissident Ahmed Jaafar Mohamed Ali, 48, to Bahrain early this morning following an INTERPOL Red Notice and in an outrageous violation

Bahrain: Request for support to free imprisoned human rights defender Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, on hunger strike since July 2021
17 January 2022 – Today, a coalition of 27 human rights organisation including the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, Amnesty International and Committee to

MPs scrutinize UK government over funding bodies implicated in abuse of Bahrain political prisoners
Key Points Today, the ongoing detention of political prisoners in Bahrain was debated in the Chamber of the House of Commons, where cross-party MPs including

Joint NGO letter urging EU targeted sanctions against NSO Group
Dear High Representative Borrell, Dear Foreign Ministers of EU member states, We are writing following credible revelations that Israeli NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware was used

Bahraini activist enters his second week on hunger strike outside the Bahraini embassy in London
Activist Ali Mushaima enters his second week of hunger strike outside the Bahrain embassy in London His action is taken in solidarity with detained Bahraini

Press Conference Held Outside Bahrain Embassy in London as jailed Academic Dr Abduljalil AlSingace enters 139th day of hunger strike
Key Points Dr Abduljalil AlSingace enters his 139th day of hunger strike, demanding the return of his confiscated academic research as his health continues to

MPs Call on UK Government to Follow Biden Administration by Blacklisting Israeli NSO Spyware Group
Notes for editors 10 UK MPs have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on the UK government to follow the example of the Biden

UK MPs call out Bahrain ‘greenwashing’ at Cop26 as war in Yemen rages and jailed academic reaches 120 days on hunger strike
6 UK politicians including former Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett write to Bahrain’s Crown Prince challenging his climate policies in light of destruction of

Bahraini torture survivor dies from cancer, following years of medical negligence
Former political prisoner Ali Qamber (48) died this morning from cancer at Salmaniya Hospital which developed during his imprisonment at Bahrain’s notorious Jau Prison Hundreds

Protesters Gather Outside Bahrain’s London Embassy as Jailed Academic Dr Abduljalil AlSingace Nears 100 Days on Hunger Strike
14 October 2021 – Protesters gathered outside Bahrain’s embassy in London this afternoon in solidarity with Bahraini academic and political prisoner Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, who

Serbia Extradited Bahraini Dissident Despite Block by European Court of Human Rights
Serbia has extradited Bahraini dissident Ahmed Jaafar Mohamed Ali, 48, to Bahrain early this morning following an INTERPOL Red Notice and in an outrageous violation

Bahrain: Request for support to free imprisoned human rights defender Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, on hunger strike since July 2021
17 January 2022 – Today, a coalition of 27 human rights organisation including the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, Amnesty International and Committee to

MPs scrutinize UK government over funding bodies implicated in abuse of Bahrain political prisoners
Key Points Today, the ongoing detention of political prisoners in Bahrain was debated in the Chamber of the House of Commons, where cross-party MPs including

Joint NGO letter urging EU targeted sanctions against NSO Group
Dear High Representative Borrell, Dear Foreign Ministers of EU member states, We are writing following credible revelations that Israeli NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware was used

Bahraini activist enters his second week on hunger strike outside the Bahraini embassy in London
Activist Ali Mushaima enters his second week of hunger strike outside the Bahrain embassy in London His action is taken in solidarity with detained Bahraini

Press Conference Held Outside Bahrain Embassy in London as jailed Academic Dr Abduljalil AlSingace enters 139th day of hunger strike
Key Points Dr Abduljalil AlSingace enters his 139th day of hunger strike, demanding the return of his confiscated academic research as his health continues to

MPs Call on UK Government to Follow Biden Administration by Blacklisting Israeli NSO Spyware Group
Notes for editors 10 UK MPs have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on the UK government to follow the example of the Biden

UK MPs call out Bahrain ‘greenwashing’ at Cop26 as war in Yemen rages and jailed academic reaches 120 days on hunger strike
6 UK politicians including former Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett write to Bahrain’s Crown Prince challenging his climate policies in light of destruction of

Bahraini torture survivor dies from cancer, following years of medical negligence
Former political prisoner Ali Qamber (48) died this morning from cancer at Salmaniya Hospital which developed during his imprisonment at Bahrain’s notorious Jau Prison Hundreds

Protesters Gather Outside Bahrain’s London Embassy as Jailed Academic Dr Abduljalil AlSingace Nears 100 Days on Hunger Strike
14 October 2021 – Protesters gathered outside Bahrain’s embassy in London this afternoon in solidarity with Bahraini academic and political prisoner Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, who